Region: Southern Thailand> Province: Surat Thani> Location: Ko Samui » Bophut Beach

General

Billabong Surf Club - Good sports pub
Bophut Village - Surat Thani

The Billabong is a friendly Australian-style pub in the centre of Bophut town, chock full of sporting memorabilia and with great staff. Standard pub grub is on offer and it can get very busy.
Type of Food: International /

Coffee Junction - Comfortable and friendly
By the pier, Bophut village, Ko Samui - Surat Thani
Tel: (09) 866 1085;

If you're waiting for a boat, this is easily the most reasonably-priced place with a good range of breakfast standards and coffee. Comfortable cane chairs in a bright airy interior, this is a good spot for people-watching as well.
Type of Food: Coffee and/or Tea House /

Frog and Gecko Pub - Wednesday night Trivia

This typical Samui pub is cosy and comfortable, with the ubiquitous sports TV and a small beachfront balcony. They do a trivia night every Wednesday at 8pm.
Type of Food: International /

Healthy and Fun - Top spot
Bophut Village - Surat Thani
Tel: (077) 245 046;
connect@healthyandfun.net
http://www.healthyandfun.net

Nurture your mind, feed your spirit, free your mind runs the mantra, and Healthy and Fun can do all those things and more. A great space that doubles as a yoga studio by day - with resident health practioners at work upstairs - Healthy and Fun transforms as well into a superjuice bar and casual candlelit restaurant serving up fabulous wholefood. We adored their steamed fish in pesto - sounds odd but it really worked. Particularly friendly. Film and dance nights are also held. See their website for more information.
Highly recommended.
Type of Food: Coffee and/or Tea House / International / Thai /

Starfish - Food disappoints
51/7 Moo 1 Bophut Village - Surat Thani
Tel: (077) 427 201;

Starfish's very funky burnt metalwork theme raises expectations but the food disappoints, as does the setting underneath the owner's house. But you do get the household arguments and crying babies thrown in for free.
Type of Food: International / Thai /

Villa Bianca - Holds promise but...
Bophut Village - Surat Thani
Tel: (077) 245 041;
villabianca@hotmail.com
http://www.villabiancasamui.com

This came very highly recommended as being the best Italian restaurant on Ko Samui, but we've gotta say we were not overly impressed. Pleasant decor and setting by the beach, but the muzak was awful and competed miserably with the loud music from next door. Food is good, but they charge Bangkok prices for what are certainly not Bangkok standards.
Type of Food: Italian /